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Gary Thoroughood

AUS Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1972–1972

Gary Thoroughood represented Australia on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 480. In TennisDB's records, Gary Thoroughood finished with a career record of 1–1 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

480 (Dec 26, 1979)

Elo peak

1516 (7th percentile)

Career record

1–1 (50.0%)

Career titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Gary Thoroughood's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
John Cooper	3-6 2-6	L	—	Match data	Dec 6, 1972*	R32	Brisbane International	ATP 250	Hard
Nicolas Kelaidis	6-7 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 5, 1972*	R64	Brisbane International	ATP 250	Hard

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Gary Thoroughood's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
John Cooper	0	1	1	Dec 6, 1972	—
Nicolas Kelaidis	1	0	1	Dec 5, 1972	H2H

Career Results

Gary Thoroughood career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1972	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
Career	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Gary Thoroughood career results by season and surface
Season	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1972	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%

Advanced Stats

Gary Thoroughood advanced statistics by season
Season	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1972	1510	100.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.60	1–0	0–1	—	+0.11
Career	1516	100.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-0.60	1–0	0–1	—	+5.50

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Gary Thoroughood ATP 250 results by season
Season	BRI	W-L Win %
1972	R32	1–1 (50%)
W-L	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

480

Career-high date

Dec 26, 1979

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Gary Thoroughood ranking history by month and season
Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1979	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	480

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Gary Thoroughood's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Luis Ayala	CHI	482	1,634	50	25	25	50.0%	1968–1982	Match log
Wieslaw Gasiorek	POL	504	1,642	42	22	20	52.4%	1968–1972	Match log
Jeff Twist	AUS	496	1,528	9	3	6	33.3%	1969–1981	Match log
Benjy Robins	USA	725	1,512	2	1	1	50.0%	1972–1972	Match log
Chip Fisher	USA	314	1,531	4	2	2	50.0%	1968–1972	Match log
Gardnar Mulloy	USA	366	1,516	10	4	6	40.0%	1968–1977	Match log
Tres Cushing	USA	479	1,516	2	1	1	50.0%	1980–1980	Match log
Andrew Rae	AUS	429	1,500	8	2	6	25.0%	1970–1979	Match log
Christoph Meyer	SUI	301	1,544	6	3	3	50.0%	1970–1985	Match log
Martin Koek	NED	555	1,500	4	1	3	25.0%	1972–1972	Match log
Tony Richey	JAM	963	1,529	2	1	1	50.0%	1972–1972	Match log
Tim Vann	USA	355	1,516	3	1	2	33.3%	1968–1979	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Gary Thoroughood represent?: Gary Thoroughood represents Australia in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Gary Thoroughood left-handed or right-handed?: Gary Thoroughood plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Gary Thoroughood won?: Gary Thoroughood has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Gary Thoroughood won?: TennisDB does not group any of Gary Thoroughood's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Gary Thoroughood's highest ATP ranking?: Gary Thoroughood's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 480, first achieved on December 26, 1979.
What is Gary Thoroughood's career win-loss record?: Gary Thoroughood has a career ATP singles record of 1 wins and 1 losses (50.0%).
Which seasons of Gary Thoroughood's career appear in TennisDB?: Gary Thoroughood appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records in 1972.
Who has Gary Thoroughood faced most often?: Gary Thoroughood's most frequent opponent is John Cooper, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.